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Uncle Ben

Benjamin Franklin Parker, usually referred to as Uncle Ben, is a supporting character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually in association with the superhero Spider-Man. He was the husband of May Parker and the paternal uncle and father figure of Peter Parker. After appearing in Strange Tales #97 (January 1962), Uncle Ben…

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Publisher
Marvel Comics
Created by
Stan Lee (writer) Steve Ditko (artist)
First appearance
As Uncle Ben: Strange Tales #97 (January 1962) As Ben Parker: Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)
Full name
Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Parker
Place of origin
Brooklyn, New York
Species
Human

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Franklin Richards's Uncle Ben

Son of Spider-Man

The Other Uncle Ben

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Uncle Ben

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related to Spider-Verse · 51
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related to What If? · 38
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related to Television · 35
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related to Marvel Cinematic Universe · 30
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related to Film · 24
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related to Derailed Alt-Ben Parker · 22
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related to Notability of death · 21
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related to Franklin Richards's Uncle Ben · 13
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related to The Other Uncle Ben · 12
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related to history · 11
Uncle Ben → After, Although, Amazing Fantasy, August, January, Linda Brown, May, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Spider-Man's, Strange Tales

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Uncle BenCreated byStan Lee (writer) Steve Ditko (artist)1.00infobox
Uncle BenFirst appearanceAs Uncle Ben: Strange Tales #97 (January 1962) As Ben Parker: Amazing Fantasy #15 (August 1962)1.00infobox
Uncle BenFull nameBenjamin Franklin "Ben" Parker1.00infobox
Uncle BenPlace of originBrooklyn, New York1.00infobox
Uncle BenPublisherMarvel Comics1.00infobox
Uncle BenSpeciesHuman1.00infobox
Uncle BenSupporting character ofSpider-Man1.00infobox
Uncle Benis aovershadowing figure in Spider-Man's life0.90text
Uncle Benrelated to Derailed Alt-Ben ParkerIn0.60section
Uncle Benrelated to Derailed Alt-Ben ParkerFriendly Neighborhood Spider-Man0.60section
Uncle Benrelated to Derailed Alt-Ben ParkerMay0.60section
Uncle Benrelated to Derailed Alt-Ben ParkerPeter0.60section

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